Balcones Quarry — Accidents

Total: 87 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/14/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE RIDING BAND. WHEN HE LOOKED UP, LIME DUST FELL IN HIS EYE.
11/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a blockage in the #2 chute, hand slipped causing the right ring finger to get lacerated, requiring seven stitches ( SUTURES ONLY).
11/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee stated he was climbing up a step ladder when he fell off the ladder resulting in a right knee sprain. Underwent arthroscopy right knee surgery on 1/16/2008.
07/14/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was being familiarized on a loader, when he stood up employee felt pain in his lower back. As a result employee sustained a lumbar spine sprain. Medical Treatment Only - Physical therapy sta...
07/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting skirt rubber, blade slipped, cutting left hand between thumb and forefinger, requiring stitches.
01/18/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee fell off of ladder while patching a scurry line hitting left elbow on angle support structure.
11/08/2005 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While cutting rusty metal with a cutting torch, a piece of slag flew into the employee's left eye.
09/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When employee was pulling come along he caught his left thumb between the guard and shift. This resulted in a hairline fracture to his left thumb.
06/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EMPLOYEE WORKING AT SECONDARY PLANT, PUSHING ROTOR, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAMMER & WALL. EE RECEIVED 13 STITCHES ON HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
05/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted STANDING, LOOKING UP TRYING TO DISCONNECT COUNTERWEIGHT ON C9 WHEN MATERIAL FELL OFF OF THE CONVEYOR AND INTO EE'S EYE.
10/16/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT FEEDING ALPHA BLENDING PLANT. THE CONVEYOR FEEDING THE PLANT RAN EMPTY WHEN FEED WAS STOPPED, RESULTING IN ONE ROCK TUMBLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE BELT AND STRIK...
04/14/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE GETTING IN POSITION TO CUT BELT, LANDED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO JERK KNIFE BACK AND AWAY FROM BELT, CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED NINE STITCHES.
02/25/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE BECAME DIZZY, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN THE STAIRS IN THE SHOP SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT KNEE. REQUIRED LIGHT STITCHES.
01/14/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYER BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS RIGHT THIGH.
09/03/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None BREAKING OFF FLEXCO BOLTS WITH BREAKER BAR AND HEARD POP IN LEFT ELBOW. ARM STARTED HURTING AFTERWARDS.
08/08/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CATWALK WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE BELT STRIKING HIS LEFT CHEEK.
07/29/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS MOVING A FEEDER BLOCK WITH A PIPE. HE SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS LEFT FOURTH FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE FEEDER BLOCK. HE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION.
05/05/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 22d restricted LACERATED RIGHT HAND ACROSS THE PALM AND RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE WAS MEASURING BEAM ABOVE PULLEY WHILE BELT WAS MOVING WHEN THE TAPE MEASURE GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY GRABBING HIS HAND AND CUTTING I T TO TH...
10/15/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WORKING IN AN AREA USED FOR WELDING PREPARATION EE FELT AN INSECT STING AND CONTINUED TO WORK THINKING NOTHING MORE OF IT. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND THE NEXT. HE REPORTED THIS TO HIS SUP ERVISOR...
10/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WORKING ON SCREEN, DOOR FELL ON EMPLOYEE, BRUISING NECK.
10/03/2002 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE WAS WORKING ON THE DREDGE (WELDING) WHEN AN INSECT CRAWLED INTO HIS BOOT AND BIT HIM ON THE ANKLE. HE DID NOT SUFFER ANY PAIN UNTIL WORKING THE NEXT DAY AND AT 5:20 PM HE ALERTED MYSELF THE QUARRY...
09/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LIFTING SCREEN FROM CATWALK: IN THE PROCESS HIS LEFT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE HANDRAIL, SMASHING FINGER WITH SCREEN AGAINST RAIL.
08/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CHANGING SCREEN, PULLING SCREEN FROM SHAKER, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
08/07/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SPIDER BITE - WORKING ON PRIMARY BELT.
06/03/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PUTTING GUARD ON C11 CONVEYOR & WAS BITTEN.
05/14/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None JACK SLIPPED & SPRINGS CAUGHT FINGER.
04/29/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG/HIP WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER WITH FULL BODY WEIGHT.
04/26/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted LOOSENING COMEALONG, IT GAVE WAY SENDING MOTOR FRAME DOWN TOO QUICK TO RESPOND.
04/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STRAINED ELBOW LIFTING & PULLING SCREENS.
03/20/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING GREASE LINE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND, REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
02/25/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted SHOCK ON FUEL TRUCK SEAT IS BROKEN CAUSING HIS BACK TO BE JARRED.
01/21/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAKING A RAMP ON AGGREGATE PILE, WHEN HE PUT THE 926 LOADER IN REVERSE HE HIT A HOLE WITH A TIRE AND IT CAUSED HIS HEAD TO SNAP BACK HE THEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND BACK AREA ON RIGHT SIDE.
12/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost PROCEEDED TO CLIMB ON EAST OF FEEDER #4, SHOULD HAVE CLIMBED ON NORTH SIDE OF FEEDER INSTEAD WHEN CLIMBING DOWN ON EAST SIDE, SLIPPED AND RIGHT FOOT CUGHT IN HEAD PULLEY.
08/14/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS CLIMBING ONT O THE TRUCK, HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO COME DOWN AD HITTING HIMSELF. ON THE FRAME PART OF THE STEPS ON HIS RIB CAGE, ALSO SCRAPE HIS LEG AND ELBOW CR .
08/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted THE OPERATOR WAS COMING OUT OF THE CONTROL HOUSE WHEN HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE LIGHT SWITCH THE CORNER HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT CAUSING THE INJURY. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
06/18/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost MAN STANDING ON ROTAR-CLEANING BOULDERS AND MUD FROM BETWEEN THE ROTAR AND CRUSHER BACKWALL. WHEN ROTAR BROKE FREE AND STARTED TO ROTATE, HE STARTED TO STEP OFF ROTAR WHEN HE GOT FOOT CAUGHT.
12/21/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost OPERATOR ERROR. OPERATOR WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO FLAGMAN OR EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.